Professor Rafael Breiler named AAAS Fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has made Rafael Breiler, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at FSU, a Fellow.
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NSCLS to manage umbilical cord blood bank initiative
National Stem Cell Holding, Inc.'s new subsidiary, National Stem Cell Laboratory Services, Inc., will manage the company's umbilical cord blood bank initiative and augment the tissue banking and reproductive services.
HYPRES tests fabricated integrated circuits
HYPRES Inc., a developer of superconducting microelectronics (SME) technology, has successfully tested fabricated integrated circuits with a critical current density of 20 kiloamps per square centimeter.
FRA receives 5-year contract for management of Fermilab
The Fermi Research Alliance (FRA), LLC recently received a $1.575 billion, five-year contract for management and operation of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, from the U.S. Department of Energy. A new independent entity, FRA is owned jointly by the University of Chicago and Universities Research Association, Inc.
University of Chicago bids on a management contract for Fermilab
Administrators at the University of Chicago have bid on a management contract for Fermilab, a CSA Corporate Sustaining Member.
Article highlights Dr. Davidson’s work at NHMFL
South Florida Sun-Sentinel printed an article on Sept. 18, 2006 about Dr. Michael Davidson, head of the Optical Microscopy Division at Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, a CSA Corporate Sustaining Member.
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Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration
Reaching temperatures below 1K requires different techniques than the various helium gas cycles found in large scale refrigeration plants and small cryocoolers. One of these techniques is Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration (ADR). This technique takes advantage of the fact that the entropy of paramagnetic materials in a magnetic field is lower than...
Cryogen-Free
A cryogen is any fluid that operates at cryogenic temperatures (below roughly 150K – 120K). Using this definition, helium gas at 40K is a cryogen. Another more restrictive definition is to use cryogen to refer specifically to liquids at cryogenic temperatures. This is generally how it is used in the...
Cryostats and Cryocoolers
A cryostat is any device designed to maintain things (including fluids) at cryogenic temperatures. In general usage, cryostats tend to be passive devices rather than providing active cooling. In this usage, cryostats keep things cold by thermally isolating them from room temperature. This generally is accomplished by a combination of...
Magnets
From “Superconductivity: Present and Future Applications” by the Coalition for the Commercial Application of Superconductors. Particle physics uses accelerators to recreate the conditions of the early universe in an attempt to piece together the complex puzzle of how we got to where we are today. These huge machines are used...
Energy Storage
From “Superconductivity: Present and Future Applications” by the Coalition for the Commercial Application of Superconductors. With power lines increasingly congested and prone to instability, strategic injection of brief bursts of real power can play a crucial role in maintaining grid reliability. Small-scale Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) systems, based on...
Astronomy
ASTRONOMY IN SPACE by Peter V. Mason, retired, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Visiting Associate, California Institute of Technology. Pmason@alumni.caltech.edu In thinking about the reasons to perform astronomy in space, we first consider the effect of the earth’s atmosphere. On a scale of decreasing energy, gamma rays, cosmic rays, X-rays and...
Cryocoolers
What is a Cryocooler? A mechanism that can extract heat from an object (cooler) and by doing so draw its temperature down below approximately 150 Kelvin (cryo). — (Courtesy Dr. Willy Gully) What is the difference between a Cryocooler and a Cryostat? A cryostat is any device designed to maintain...
An Issue of Pressure and Flow Rate in a Supply Tank
Please help solve this problem: A supply tank requires a vaporizer to generate sufficient pressure to pump stored fluid up into a vehicle or tank. The available head is limited as the tank level falls and it is important to minimize the system pressure drop to maintain the desired flow...
Using MLI on VJ Line Joints or Cryo Storage Tanks
When installing Multi Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets on VJ line joints or cryo storage tanks should they be wrapped and tied down tight or loose? These are usually pre-cut to size. Also should they have an access hole at the point of where the molecular sieve is installed to help...
Separated layers of ice over a pipe
I want to know that why there are different layers of ice over a pipe carrying a cryogenic fluid, each layer separated with clear marks / lines? What do these layers signify?